Method of surfacing panels and like articles



Nov. 11, 1941.A B. HAGLER ET AL 2,262,281

METHOD OF SURFAGING PANELS AND LIKE ARTICLES Filed Aug. 23, 1959 l l Il 10 Patented Nov. 11, 1941 METHOD OF SURFACING PANELS AND LIKE ARTICLES Benjamin Hagler and Murray Schlossberg, Brooklyn, N. Y.

Application August 23, lg3d, Serial No. 291,474

I Cl. 41-29) l() Claims'.

This invention relates to methods for applying a decorative surface to panels or to surfaces of other similar articles.

In providing a panel or the like with a decorative surface, as for instance in simulation of Wood inlay, difficulty is had in obtaining a smooth surface void of ridges formed by the different layers of material applied to the panel in the surfacing process. This is particularly true when metal panels are to be decorated to simulate Wood inlay. Unless a ridgeless, absolutely smooth surface is obtained, the illusion of an inlay is destroyed.

The present invention, therefore, seeks to provide an improved method for decorating metal panels or the like so that the appearance of the surface thereof faithfully follows that of wood inlay particularly as to the smoothness of the surface.

More specifically, the invention deals with a panel surfacing method wherein at least two types of wood grainings or two other dissimilar decorative designs or embellishments, may be applied to the surface of a panel to provide a smooth, ridgeless surface in the above-mentioned desired manner.

The foregoing and many other objects, features, and advantages will become more clearly apparent as the following detailed specification progresses, said specification being based on the accompanying drawing which illustrates the at present preferred steps of the herein contemplated method.

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a plan view of a panel decorated in accordance with the method herein.

Figs. 2 to 8 inclusive illustrate, by means of greatly enlarged fragmentary cross-sectional views, the successive steps of the method being illustrated, Fig. 8 representing a sectional View as taken on line 8-8 of Fig. 1.

In that embodiment of the invention which is illustrated, Fig. 1 shows a panel decorated to simulate an inlay of two different woods, the triangles a, a being of one type and the triangle b being of another. Although the method as hereinafter described is based on decorating the panel in simulation of wood inlay, it is apparent that other forms of decorative treatment may be employed.

Referring now to the sectional detail views, Fig. 2 shows a metal panel or the like I0, which is first coated on one surface with a ground or primer coat II. This coat is then dried and baked to render it suitable for the reception of the subsequent applications of material.

Upon the primer coat II is then applied, as by means of a printing roller, by lithography, or by other suitable methods, a design such as the simulated wood graining a. This coating I2 of ink or enamel is preferably applied to the entire surface of the primer coated panel. This printed coating I2 is then permitted to dry and that `portion which is to form the triangles a,'a is covered as by means of a mask I3. Fig. 3 illustrates this condtion.- The exposed portion I 2a of the coating I2 is then removed by suitable means such as a brush, the resultant condition being shown in Fig. 4.

The mask I3 is then removed and the panel is inserted into a baking oven to harden the coating I 2 which in this manner receives a glazed surface finish.

The coating I2 is then remasked and to the exposed ground coat II is applied a transparent lacquer spray or a porcelain enamel or other such undercoating or coating I4 of substantially the thickness of the enamel coating I2. The mask is again removed and the panel baked to harden the lacquer thus applied. This last condition is shown in Fig. 5 and it will be noted that a fiat, smooth, and ridgeless surface has been formed on the panel, certain areas of which are provided with wood grain decorations and the remaining areas merely glazed lacquer.

Instead of baking the printed coating I2 and the lacquer coating I4 at separate times, after brushing away the portion I2a of the printed coating, the lacquer I4 may be sprayed on and the panel baked to simultaneously harden and glaze the coatings I2 and I4. Either this latter shorter method or the above-described method may be advantageously employed.

On the surface thus formed, a second printed or lithographie enamel coating I5 may be applied as shown in Fig. 6. This coating, simulating a wood grain differing from that of the coating I2, is preferably applied to the entire surface of the panel. A mask I6 is then placed on that portion of this coating which is to form the triangle b and the exposed portion I5a, after a drying period, is brushed away as has been previously described.

The mask I6 is then removed and the panel again baked to glaze the remaining portion of the printed coating I5. As shown in Fig. 7, a transparent lacquer coat II is then applied after repositioning the mask I6 over the glazed coating l5 and the panel baked for the last time to glaze f this lacquer coat.

As previously described, the printed coat l5 and the lacquer coat Il may be both baked simultaneously.

Fig. 8 illustrates, in a typical manner, the resultant layers of material on the panel. It will be noted that one printed layer is covered by lacquer and that the other rests upon a lacquer layer. Most particularly, it will be seen that the top surface of the finished panel is smooth and ridgeless and presents to the eye and to the sense of touch the desired wood inlay illusion. It is also evident that no great amount of skill is necessary to obtain good results, care being necessary only in gauging the thickness of each of the various layers of printings and lacquers.

If more than two dierent types of decorative areas are to be applied to the panel, the first two of the different areas are applied as above and then masked or otherwise covered. Then either a coating of lacquer with a superimposed coating of decorative enamel, or a coating of decorative enamel with a superimposed coating of lacquer may be applied to the exposed primed surface of the panel. In this manner the panel at no time carries more than the primer coating and the two superimposed enamel and lacquer coatings.

From the foregoing it may be seen that an inexpensive and highly efcient manner for decorating panels has been disclosed particularly` when it is pointed out that expensive printing plates have been obviated and inexpensive masks used for dening the various areas ofthe panel. Itis further evident that the faithful simulation of the desired wood inlay as herein obtained, renders the article so decorated more desirable commercially.

It should be understood that the instant disclosure is intended as exemplary only of the invention inasmuch as changes within the scope of the invention may well be made byskilled persons. It is also intended that the language of the appended claims need not be limited by the details of the specication, but to include such colorable variations and modifications as become apparent from the teachings herein.

What is claimed as new and desired to secure by Letters Patent, is:

l. In a method for decorating panels and the like, the steps of priming a surface of said panel, coating said panel with a decorative imprint, masking the area of said imprint to be retained and removing the remainder thereof, replacing the removed imprint coating with lacquer of equal thickness to the retained imprint, removing the mask, and applying to the surface coat-Y decorative imprint, masking the area of said imprint to be retained, removing the remainder thereof, and replacing theremoved imprint coating with a coating of lacquer equal in thickness l to the retained imprint, and removing the mask. 3. In a method for decorating panels and the like, the steps of priming a surface of said panel,

coating said panel with a decorative imprint,

masking the area of said imprint to be retained and removingy the-remainder thereof, replacing aeeaeei the removed imprint coating with lacquer of equal thickness to the retained imprint, removing the mask, baking saidpanel to harden and glaze said imprint coating and said lacquer, applying to the surface thus provided a superimposed coating of decorative imprint and lacquer, the former upon the lacquer and the latter upon the decorative imprint of said surface coating, and baking said panel to harden and glaze said superimposed coating.

4. In a method for decorating panels and the like, with two or more areas of different decorations, the steps of coating said panel with a decorative imprint, masking the area of said imprint to be retained, removing the remainder thereof, replacing the yremoved imprint coating with a coating of lacquer equal in thickness to the retained imprint, removing the mask, and baking said panel to harden and glaze the coating thus formed.

5; In a method for decorating panels and the like, the steps of priming a surface of said panel, coating said panel with a decorative imprint, masking the area of said imprint to be retained and removing the remainder thereof, replacing theremoved imprint coating with lacquer of equal thickness to the retainedl imprint, removing the mask, baking said panel to'harden and glaze the coating thus formed, applying to said hardened coating a second decorative imprint, masking that portionA of said second` imprint which is superimposed over the lacquer and re-` moving the remainder thereof, replacing the last` removed imprint coating with lacquer of equal thickness to the thickness of the retained second decorative imprint, removing the second mask and baking said panel to harden and glaze said second coating of decorative imprint Vand lacquer.

6. In a method for decorating panels and the like, the steps of priming' a surface of said panel, coating said panel with a decorated imprint, masking the area of said imprint to be retained and removing the remainder thereof, removing the mask, baking said panel to harden and glaze saidimprint, again applying the same mask over said retained imprint, replacing the removed imprint coating with lacquer of equal thickness to the retained imprint, removing the mask, and applying to the surface coating thus provided a superimposedcoating of decorative imprint and lacquer, the former'upon the lacquer and the latter upon the decorative imprint of said surface coating.

7. In a method for decorating panels andthe like with two or more areas of different decorations, the steps of coating said panel with a decorative imprint, masking the area of said imprint to be retained, removingV the remainder thereof, removing the mask, baking said panel to` harden and glaze said imprint, again applying the same mask over said retained imprint, and replacing theV removed imprint coating with a coating of lacquer equal-in thickness to the retained'imprint, and again removingv the mask.

8. In a method for decorating panels and the like, the steps-of priming asurface of said panel, coating said` panel `with a decorati-ve imprint, masking the area offsaid imprint-to lbe retained and' removing thel remainder thereof, removing the mask, baking said panel to harden and glaze sai'dimprint, again applying the same mask over saidfretainedf imprint, replacing the removed imprint ccatingfwith lacquer of equal thickness -to the i retained imprint, i again? rei'novingV the mask, l

baking said panel to harden and glaze said imprint coating and said lacquer, applying to the surface thus provided a superimposed coating of decorative imprint and lacquer, the former upon the lacquer and the latter upon the decorative imprint of said surface coating, and baking said panel to harden and glaze said superimposed coating.

9. In a method for decorating panels and the like, with two or more areas of different decorations, the steps of coating said panel with a decorative imprint, masking the area of said imprint to be retained, removing the remainder thereof, removing the mask, baking said panel to harden and .glaze said imprint, again applying the same mask over said retained imprint, replacing the removed imprint coating with a coating of lacquer equal in thickness to the retained imprint, again removing the mask, and baking said panel to harden and glaze the coating thus formed.

10. In a method for decorating panels and the like, the steps of priming a surface of said panel, coating said panel with a decorative imprint, masking the area of said imprint to be retained and removing the remainder thereof, removing the mask, baking said panel to harden and glaze said imprint, again applying the same mask over said retained imprint, replacing the removed imprint coating With lacquer of equal thickness to the retained imprint, again removing the mask, baking said panel to harden and glaze the coating thus formed, applying to said hardened coating a second decorative imprint, masking that portion of said second imprint which is superimposed over the lacquer and removing the remainder thereof, replacing the last removed imprint coating With lacquer of equal thickness to the thickness of the retained second decorative imprint, removing the second mask, and baking said panel to harden and glaze said second coating of decorative imprint and lacquer.

BENJAMIN HAGLER. MURRAY SCHLOSSBERG. 

